Platinum Play Blackjack Variations

There are many different variations of the game of Blackjack and many of them can be played at the Platinum Play online casino. There is thirteen blackjack tables here. The betting limits are $1 to $200 except for the multi-hand table and Classic Blackjack tables, which have a betting range or $2 to $500. The regular European blackjack table has a $2 minimum as well and the high-limit European Blackjack table allows wagers from $10 to $1000.
    The way blackjack works is that you must be closer to 21 than the dealer, without going over. Blackjack variations have different rules and sometimes unique game play. Most blackjack games have 52 cards in a deck and allow you to see your first two cards and one of the dealer's, but some have 48 cards in a deck and allow you to see both of the dealer's cards. Knowing the blackjack rules for the game you are playing is very important and you should do a little reading to find out the best possible blackjack strategy.
    There is three European Blackjack tables here including a regular table, a gold series table and a high limit table. European blackjack is a regular game of blackjack and doesn't have any bizarre rules. Some of the rules you should take note of are that the dealer will stand on a soft 17 and you are allowed to hit after splitting aces. Some negative rules are that you can not re-split any pair, no surrendering is allowed, dealer doesn't check for blackjacks until all hands are played and you can only double down on a 9, 10 or a 11.
    Atlantic City is another popular blackjack game. There are three Atlantic City tables including a regular table, a gold series table and five-hand blackjack table. Atlantic City is played like most blackjack games. Some of the rules to remember are that the dealer will check his down card for blackjacks when a ten or a Ace is showing, the dealer will stand on a soft 17, late surrender is allowed, you can double down on any two cards and after splits. You can re-split up to three times and insurance is available whenever an Ace is up. The only drawbacks are that you when you are splitting Aces you will only get one more card and you can not re-split them. Also blackjacks made by splitting Aces will only be counted as 21 instead of a blackjack.
    Vegas Downtown is very similar to Atlantic City blackjack. The only major differences is that the dealer hits on a soft 17. There is one Vegas Downtown table, but Atlantic City has slightly better rules, so it would be better to play on those tables instead.
    The one Vegas Strip table is also similar to the Atlantic City blackjack table except that you can not surrender your hand.
    The Classic blackjack can be played one hand at a time or play five hands at the multi-hand table. You are allowed to split any pair, but when splitting ten like cards they must be the same. A pair of queens can be split, but a queen and a king can't. Only one split is allowed per hand, you can double down on only a 9, 10 or a 11 and insurance is available whenever the dealer's up card is an Ace.
    Playing at the Double Exposure table, you may think there is a glitch in the software, but there probably isn't. In this game you will see both of the dealer's cards. As you might expect there are some different rules for this game when compared to the standard blackjack games. The dealer will win all ties except the player will win whenever there is a blackjack. Blackjacks pay 1:1 and of course there isn't any insurance available. Some more normal rules include, doubling down after splits is allowed, Aces can be re-split, hands can be re-split three times, dealer will hit a soft 17 and doubling down is only allow on a 9, 10 or a 11. This game is truly unique and does take some getting used to. Some things you should remember is that you have to beat the dealer. So if you and the dealer both have 20, then you will need to hit your hand to have a chance at winning.
    The Spanish 21 table is played with only 48 cards per deck. The four tens have bee removed from the deck. That would be a huge player disadvantage, but there are some unique rules to balance it out. Almost every possible player friendly rule is allowed except that the dealer will hit a soft 17. Also a player's 21 will beat the dealer's 21 and the player's blackjack will beat the dealer's blackjack. There are more truly unique rules for Spanish 21. To learn more about it check out the full Spanish 21 rules. There is also a Super Fun 21 table.